China to launch Wikipedia rival in 2018
China is to launch an online version of its national encyclopaedia next year, to compete with Wikipedia.
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Comey sacking: Trump urged to hand over any tapes
Senior US lawmakers have called on President Donald Trump to turn over any recordings of conversations with fired FBI director James Comey.
French Open bans Hamou over attempts to kiss reporter on live TV
Tennis player Maxime Hamou has been banned by the organisers of the French Open after he tried to kiss a female reporter repeatedly during a live TV interview.
Global ransomware attack causes chaos
Companies across the globe are reporting that they have been struck by a major ransomware cyber-attack.
‘I’m handing back my medal’: Is Paralympic sport classification fit for purpose?
With a medal being handed back, officials alleging dirty tricks, and calls for an independent system to judge levels of disability, is Paralympic sport losing trust?
Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Richard Thaler
US academic Richard Thaler has won the Nobel Prize for Economics for his contributions in the field of behavioural economics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced.
Sorry, Americans, you still can’t call her ‘Princess Meghan’
Let's be clear: just because Prince Harry's new fiancée Meghan Markle isn't a princess doesn't mean Americans won't call her "Princess Meghan" until the end of time.
China stabbings: Seven students killed in Shaanxi
At least seven students have been stabbed to death and 12 injured in a knife attack outside a school in northern China, officials say.
‘Unfair’ mouse team banned from competing for $15m prize
A Peruvian e-sports team has been banned from taking part in a $15m (£11m) tournament after one of its players was accused of cheating.
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